Une oie, petit modèle

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REMBRANDT BUGATTI (1884-1916)
Une oie, petit modèle
signed, numbered and stamped with foundry mark 'R. Bugatti (1) A.A. HEBRARD CIRE PERDUE' (on a corner of the base)
bronze with brown patina
5 ¾ x 5 ½ x 2 5/8 in. (14.5 x 13.9 x 6.6 cm.)
Conceived circa 1911-1912, cast by 1912

Provenance

Donated by A.A. Hébrard to the Tombola des artistes, 1912.
Private collection, acquired from the above.
Private collection, France.

Literature

P. Dejean, Carlo-Rembrandt-Ettore-Jean Bugatti, New York, 1982, p. 342 (another cast illustrated).
J.-C. and V.F. Des Cordes, Rembrandt Bugatti, Paris, 1987, p. 288 (another cast illustrated).
E. Horswell, Rembrandt Bugatti Life in Sculpture, London, 2004, p. 193 (another cast illustrated).
V. Fromanger, Rembrandt Bugatti, sculpteur: Répertoire monographique, Paris, 2009, p. 320, no. 266 (another cast illustrated).
V. Fromanger, Rembrandt Bugatti, sculpteur: Une trajectoire foudroyante. Répertoire monographique, Paris, 2016, pp. 359-360, no. 285 (another cast illustrated).

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Lot Essay

Nineteen examples of this cast are known to exist.

This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Véronique Fromanger.

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